ISIS-aligned militants are entrenched in the Sinai Peninsula and have clashed with Egyptian security forces there for several years. The affiliate also is believed to have been behind the 2016 downing of a Russian passenger jet that killed 226 people.

On Friday Morning, a massive explosion in Al-Rawada mosque, located in the town of Beer El Abed, in North Sinai's Al-Arish. The attackers also opened fire on ambulances, witnesses said. Sufis are considered by Islamic fundamentalists to be apostates and are frequently the target of Islamic militants.

"What is happening in North Sinai is a real reflection of our efforts to combat terrorism, and Egypt is in this war alone on behalf of the region, and the entire world" al-Sisi went on to say.

North Sinai, which stretches from the Suez Canal eastwards to the Gaza Strip and Israel, has always been a security headache for Egyptian security forces because of smuggling.

Hezbollah denies providing missile fired at Saudi from Yemen
The resolution came amid soaring tensions between regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, Shiite Hezbollah´s backer. In a statement the party said it "rejects the description of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement as terrorist".

Wenger responds to claims over Arsenal striker Lacazette
They enter Saturday in danger of doing that for the first time this year, having also lost at Old Trafford on October 28. Despite being a rival fan, Morgan admits he is a huge admirer of Kane, and urged him to "come home" to Arsenal .

Putin says he will talk to Trump following Assad meeting
Prior to the phone call, Putin said he planned to speak with Trump as part of a Russian effort to seek a peace deal in Syria. Trump called it a "great call" Tuesday afternoon as he left the White House to spend Thanksgiving in Florida.

State, local unemployment rates hit almost two-decade lows
Nationally, the unemployment rate in October was 4.1 percent, down slightly from 4.2 in September and 4.8 percent a year ago. The state rate represents about 77,000 unemployed people in October compared to about 83,000 jobless people in September.

Al Franken apologizes after groping, kissing accusation
Tweeden said Franken, a writer and actor who had not yet been elected to the Senate , had prepared skits for the two to perform. Democratic and GOP leaders are now calling for a Senate ethics investigation, which Franken says he will cooperate with.

Norway wealth fund plans to drop oil and gas stocks
Greenpeace Norway welcomed the central bank's intervention, but said Norway must now also cease exploring for oil in the Arctic . At the end of the third quarter, Royal Dutch Shell was the fund's third-biggest equity investment at more than $5bn.